Researchers solve mystery after examining 25 years of video footageThe animals in the deep seas comprise some of the most…

Squid charms scientists with its googly eyesWhen filming the ocean depths at about 900 metres off the Californian coast recently,…

As we descended into the dark and murky waters off the Fijian coast, the weight of anticipation settled in. Immediately…

Anilao is a great muck diving destination, particularly famed for nudibranchs, frogfish, octopus and many more A-list critters. It is also…

Crystal clear turquoise water crammed with circling stingrays - there can be few more iconic images of the Cayman Islands.…

The Ragged Tooth Shark lives in oceans and seas around the world, and has different names in different regions. Around…

Tiger Sharks are one of the largest predatory sharks, shadowed only by the Great White. Female Tiger Sharks are larger…

Bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) The bearded fireworm is a marine bristle worm that lives throughout the tropical coastal waters of…

Sharks have a bad reputation and are the most feared marine species, even though attacks on humans are rare, with…

Whale sharks are on many diver's bucket lists. I envy any diver that has been lucky enough to see one while diving.…

Everyone loves dolphins, and it is probably the dream of most divers to dive with dolphins, the most loved cetaceans.…

When I was asked to write about the Saint Pierre fish I had no idea what it was. Then I saw…

Why so blue, Jack? Jackfish, also known as Bluefin trevally or blue jack, are one of the most common fish…

Submarines are true jewels for every wreck diving enthusiast. That is, perhaps, because submarine wrecks are quite rare, but even…

The unique location of the Azores, in a transition zone between the cold, nutrient-rich currents from the north and the…

Who doesn’t like octopuses? They have it all: beautiful, smart and unique. These molluscs are part of the ‘Octopoda’ (eight…

Squids play an important role in the food web and in the carbon cycle Squid are marine creatures with fascinating…

Jellyfish and related organisms are among the most important predators The animals of the deep sea have been systematically studied…

EU prohibits whaling, but not trade in whale productsIf we think of sperm whales, we think of Moby Dick, and…

Cuttlefish or cuttles are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda, which also includes squid,…

This post starts our contribution to the Mares blog, to which we are absolutely grateful, and our first post is about the…

Zoologist Carl Chun from Leipzig was fascinated by the possibilities within the deep sea. In a speech to the German…

What Is That Big Bubble? When Turkish diver Lutfu Tanriover took a dip in the Mediterranean Sea recently, everything seemed…